Last week, a German TV host accused Varoufakis of raising his middle finger in footage from a 2013 speech. In the video, Varoufakis says "stick the finger to Germany" — referring to Greece's financial crisis in 2010 — while raising his hand.

Varoufakis said the video was doctored to make it look as if he were making an offensive sign.

The footage was originally aired by popular German TV presenter Günther Jauch, and it sent German tabloid media into a tailspin over Varoufakis' "mittelfinger-streit," or "stinkefinger."

Though the second video looks extremely convincing — Böhmermann is the same guy who did the brilliant "V for Varoufakis" video a few weeks ago — it now appears that the video from Böhmermann was definitely a joke, though the original clip that aired on Jauch's show is real.

"Jauch's show, which draws millions of viewers, said Monday it had seen 'no indication whatsoever of manipulation or falsification in the video shown during the live show,'" the wire writes, adding that it "said the video was being further checked by experts."